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Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell on Sunday criticized former President Donald Trump for spreading false information about how the Biden administration allocated disaster relief funding for Hurricane Helene recovery.”It’s frankly ridiculous and just plain false,” Criswell said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week.” “This kind of rhetoric is not helpful to people. It’s really a shame that we’re putting politics ahead of helping people.”As hurricane season ramps up, Trump falsely claimed last week that FEMA was running out of money to aid its disaster relief efforts, because the White House had used the funds “on illegal migrants coming…

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After all of these years, after all of the rather incredible rallies and gains in the stock market from so many groups, the typical morning still starts with a bevy of negativity. That gloom lasts until near the close, where the market seems to say, “Oh well, maybe things aren’t that bad, at least for now.” And the selling stops with an hour or two to go before the closing bell. It’s astonishing that incredibly important people fret every day about things the Federal Reserve has done wrong or that the presidential candidates are doing wrong, or that our allies…

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Taking care of an elderly parent or seriously ill spouse or family member can be physically and emotionally draining — and expensive for the caregiver in more ways than one. But being a caregiver while also holding down a job is a recipe for burnout. Of the estimated 48 million people in the United States who are taking care of adult relatives or friends, a majority (61%) have been employed while caregiving, most of them full time, according to a 2020 report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving. Unsurprisingly, a majority of working caregivers say they have some…

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This article was written byFollowThe Investment Doctor is a financial writer, highlighting European small-caps with a 5-7 year investment horizon. He strongly believes a portfolio should consist of a mixture of dividend and growth stocks. He is the leader of the investment group European Small Cap Ideas which offers exclusive access to actionable research on appealing Europe-focused investment opportunities not found elsewhere. The a focus is on high-quality ideas in the small-cap space, with emphasis on capital gains and dividend income for continuous cash flow. Features include: two model portfolios – the European Small Cap Ideas portfolio and the European…

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Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for freeThe stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White HouseDonald Trump was joined on stage by billionaire backer Elon Musk for a rally in the Pennsylvania town where he survived an assassination attempt, as the neck-and-neck US election campaign heads into its final month.Musk, the Tesla founder who has donated to a super Pac associated with the Republican campaign, leapt on to the stage to urge voters to support Trump, repeating the candidate’s claim that the November vote was the “most important election of our lifetime”. “The true…

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Attitudes about the obligation to provide care for an aging parent in failing health vary. In some families, there is an unspoken expectation that it is the daughter’s job to provide this care, despite the fact that there is no legal obligation for any particular person to do so. Rarely does the son or son-in-law of the elder step in and volunteer to do the work. There are exceptions, but most caregivers are women in these situations. Here at AgingParents.com, where we consult with families, we see the daughter or daughter-in-law simply taking leadership and stepping in to do the…

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A federal judge in Missouri on Thursday temporarily blocked President Biden’s student loan handout just one day after a judge in Georgia had permitted the plan to move forward. U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp snatched the win from the Biden administration in response to a request from six Republican state attorneys general who have challenged the White House’s effort.Schelp, an appointee of Republican former President Trump, issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration from “mass canceling” student loans and waiving principal or interest under the plan pending the outcome of the states’ lawsuit. The ruling came down after U.S. District…

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One financial firm is trying to capitalize on preferred stocks – which carry more risks than bonds, but aren’t as risky as common stocks.Infrastructure Capital Advisors Founder and CEO Jay Hatfield manages the Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA). He leads the company’s investing and business development.”High yield bonds and preferred stocks… tend to do better than other fixed income categories when the stock market is strong, and when we’re coming out of a tightening cycle like we are now,” he told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week.Hatfield’s ETF is up 10% in 2024 and almost 23% over the past…

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Stacie Grissom and Sean Wilson lived in New York City for almost a decade, and then the covid-19 pandemic hit.In early 2020, Grissom was pregnant with their first child and working in marketing at BarkBox, while Wilson was working as an orthopedic surgeon in NYC hospitals.Seeing the state of the city during that time made Grissom realize she was ready to move back to Franklin, Indiana, their hometown, which is about 30 miles from downtown Indianapolis.”We had a reevaluation that it’s the people who matter the most, so we wanted to move back to our hometown to be by our…

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